Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Lieutenant Peregrine Bowen RN d. 1848
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'To the memory of Sarah ENH / the beloved wife of / N A Braquehais of Dieppe, France / who departed this life on the 23rd May 1846 / aged 25 years / Lieut P Bowen, RN late of / Pope Hill Pembrokeshire / and father of the above died 23rd / February 1848, Aged 61 years'
Details
People
Bowen, Peregrine
Age: 61
Date of Death: 23/2/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 61
Date of Death: 23/2/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared. Bowen was the Admiralty agent on board packets plying between Liverpool and Dublin. He was accused of forging the will of his brother William Bowen and committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 33-4; Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001); 'Liverpool Mercury' 25 February 1848.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 33-4; Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001); 'Liverpool Mercury' 25 February 1848.